Washington State University was authorized in 1890 and began classes in 1892. The first college class graduated in 1897, and commencement ceremonies have been held since. Commencement ceremonies are traditionally held in Spring, but additional Fall commencement ceremonies have also been held from 2001 forward.
The collection consists of audio and/or video from Washington State University Commencement ceremonies. The media in this collection consists of a wide variety of formats, and description of these usually comes from the labels, not from an actual viewing of the materials.
The media in this collection is described in chronological order. However, due to the disparate size and shape of the items in the collection, their physical placement in the box is not strictly aligned with the order given here.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Items are copyright Washington State University.
[Item Description] Washington State University Commencement Media, 1977-2006 (Archives 331)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The materials in this collection were received at Washington State University's Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) as part of three different accessions: UA2003-02, UA2007-02, and UA2010-07.
This collection was processed in January, 2013 by University Archivist Mark O'English.
Some audiovisual materials of other commencement addresses exist in other places, notably CT 6-7 (1937, 1941 audios), Archives 191 (1962, 1966, 1978 audios), Archives 234 (1990 videos), Archives 286 (1987 audio), Archives 287 (1978, 1991 audios), and Archives 320 (1993, 1995-2002 videos). That is likely not a comprehensive list. The University Archives also holds Commencement programs in its WSU Publications collections, specifically WSU 86. Commencement photographs exist in numerous collections as well.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.